Charlie Sheen of 'Two and a Half Men' Rehabs at Home; Time for an Intervention?

After Charlie Sheen was carried out of his LA mansion on a stretcher and rushed to the hospital, following a supposed wild party with drugs and porn stars, the 45-year-old actor of "Two and a Half Men" decided he would check himself into rehab. Fans applauded. Only the most naive believe that Sheen does not have a substance abuse problem.

However, new reports alleged that Sheen is not rehabilitating in one of those top-notch, expensive centers, but has opted to stay at home with an "addiction expert." "He was bombarded by every rehab in the country looking for his wallet and publicity, and he has been deciding where to go," said Sheen's manager, Mark Burg, as reported at Radar Online.

Is that a good reason to stay at home with an addiction expert rather than enter the Betty Ford Center or some other place where celebrities can be found? When we thought Sheen would be entering rehab, we saw it as a sign that Sheen had admitted he had a problem. As reported at Drug Rehabilitation Network, "Enrolling in a drug rehab program means admitting weakness, and vulnerability; it means accepting that you've got a problem you can't solve by yourself."

But what about staying at home with an addiction expert? How good is that? Of course, addiction experts are qualified to help, but there may be a deeper issue here. Is Charlie Sheen at home because he refuses to go to rehab, as Radar Online reports? Are these addiction experts coming to him because they have no other choice?

The producers of "Two and a Half Men" have put their show on hiatus in hopes that the actor will work on his substance abuse problem. If he's refusing rehab, how responsive will he be to the help of addiction experts? What will it take to get Charlie Sheen to realize he can't fight the demons of drugs and alcohol alone?

We've followed Sheen's current time-line. Sheen has gone from an alleged drug induced fit in a New York hotel room, to an alleged wild party filled with drugs and porn stars in Las Vegas to a similar alleged party at his home in Los Angeles, resulting in his recent hospital stay.

The best way to handle Charlie Sheen may be an intervention. As reported at the Intervention Center, "A formal intervention...usually involves several people preparing themselves, approaching a person involved in some self-destructive behavior, and talking to the person in a clear and respectful way about the behavior in question with the immediate objectives being for the person to listen and to accept help."

Perhaps that is the goal of the addiction experts treating Mr. Sheen?

Whatever the case may be, Sheen has two choices. He can either listen to the experts and work on his problem. Or, he can deny he has a problem and continue to put his career and his life at risk.

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EXCLUSIVE: Charlie Sheen At Home Because He Doesn't Think He Needs RehabEXCLUSIVE: Charlie Sheen At Home Because He Doesn't Think He Needs Rehab, Radar Online

Drug Rehabilitation Network

Intervention Center